Outlet strut fracture of a 23-mm Björk-Shiley 70 degrees convexo-concave aortic valve. Cardiovascular surgery (London, England) [Cardiovasc Surg] Journal article

Title	Outlet strut fracture of a 23-mm Björk-Shiley 70 degrees convexo-concave aortic valve.
Author(s)	Abad C
Institution	Hospital N. S. Pino, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Las Palmas, Grand Canaria, Spain.
Source	Cardiovasc Surg 1993 Aug; 1(4):445-6.
MeSH	Adult Aortic Valve Fatal Outcome Follow-Up Studies Heart Valve Prosthesis Humans Male Mitral Valve Postoperative Complications Prosthesis Design Prosthesis Failure Rheumatic Heart Disease
Abstract	The following brief report describes a fatal complication of a case of outlet strut fracture in a 23-mm Björk-Shiley 70 degrees convexo-concave aortic valve. The valve ruptured 6 years after the operation; diagnosis was made at post-mortem examination. In addition to the high risk of rupture of patients with large-size mitral 60 degrees and 70 degrees convexo-concave Björk-Shiley valves, small-size 70 degrees aortic valves can also present with this complication.
Language	eng
Pub Type(s)	Case Reports Journal Article
PubMed ID	8076078

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